B. Description of our region

Kozani is the capital and largest town in the region of Western Macedonia and its respective prefecture. It is situated among the mountains of Vermion, Bourinos and Pieria.

Kozani is home to the University of Western Macedonia and the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) in the same region.

The city is known for its contribution to the country's electricity supply, and a large proportion of the population works in the thermoelectric plants of D.E.I, which generate electricity with coal as raw material. Other local products are marble, saffron, fruit, wines and various kinds of specialized craft. The area of Kozani is the only one all around the country where saffron is cultivated; in some villages (Saffron, Karyditsa, Agia Paraskevi, Ano Komi, Kato Komi, Lefkopigi, Petrana etc.) there has been made a systematic cultivation of the plant for many years.